Time: 10:00 P.M. EST Venue: Moda Center
The Portland Trail Blazers have put together back-to-back wins, but their play at times has brought reminders of the issues that led to the losing streak that preceded those victories. Another matchup with the Denver Nuggets could bring out their best. The Blazers look to win an eighth consecutive meeting with the visiting Nuggets on Saturday night. Portland (46-25) ended a season-high five-game slide with Wednesday's 92-89 win over Utah, then defeated Phoenix 87-81 on Friday. The Blazers, though, needed to outscore the Jazz 37-24 in the fourth quarter before rallying from an eight-point deficit in the final quarter against the Suns. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 12 of his 27 points in the fourth Friday for Portland, which shot just 40.4 percent overall and missed 10 of 18 from the free-throw line.'' I was just trying to find a rhythm, and then I made one shot, and then kind of played off of that,'' Aldridge said. ''My teammates kept looking for me. I was just trying to make shots for us.'' Nicolas Batum went 1 for 6 from the floor and scored five points in his return after missing the previous two with back problems. Chris Kaman had four and 11 rebounds off the bench after sitting out the last three with a shoulder injury. Although the Blazers struggled for a majority of the contest, coach Terry Stotts won't complain about the victory. Portland is 2 1/2 games back of Houston for the Western Conference's third seed.'' I'm really proud of the way we continued to compete,'' Stotts said. Portland has won seven straight meetings with the Nuggets since last losing April 14, 2013. Aldridge had a season-high 39 points and 11 rebounds before Robin Lopez scored with one second remaining to beat Denver 105-103 in the third and most recent meeting this season Dec. 2. The Nuggets were coached in those matchups by Brian Shaw, who was fired March 3 and replaced with Melvin Hunt on an interim basis. Hunt is making his case for the full-time gig, going 8-6 since the switch after beating Utah 107-91 on Friday. Ty Lawson and Jameer Nelson scored 18 points apiece for Denver (28-45), which has won two of three. Lawson also added nine assists.'' The kid is playing some of the best basketball I've seen him play,'' Hunt said of Lawson. ''Ty set the tone, he set the table. He spoon-fed some people. He generated offense for different guys in different ways.'' That speed is special. It's a special weapon.'' Danilo Gallinari scored 13 points despite playing through a sore right triceps. He's totaled 21 while shooting 7 of 24 from the field over the last two since netting a career-high 40 in Sunday's win at Orlando.'' The game just flowed," Hunt said.. ''We weren't looking for certain things, just kind of played and found offense - the offense found us. We fell into a lot of things that I'd love to say I created, but it was kind of created from them playing hard.'' Lawson has averaged 24.7 points in the three meetings with Portland this season, including a season-high 32 on Nov. 12 and 24 and 13 assists in the last matchup.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 32 points and 11 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 120-114 on Saturday night for their third consecutive victory. Portland increased its Northwest Division lead to 6 1/2 games over second-place Oklahoma City, which lost to Utah 94-89. The Blazers have 10 games remaining in the regular season, the Thunder nine. Aldridge shot 6 of 8 and scored 16 points during the third quarter to help Portland increase a five-point halftime lead to 86-78. Arron Afflalo scored 21 points, his Portland high since he was acquired from Denver on Feb. 19. Nicolas Batum added 15 points and Chris Kaman 14 for the Blazers. Jameer Nelson scored 22 and Randy Foye 17 as Denver had seven players reach double figures. Aldridge, who scored 14 points during the first half, hit two shots early in the third quarter to stake Portland to a 66-55 lead. Later in the quarter, Aldridge hit a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired, then converted a three-point play to push the Blazers' lead to 13. Denver wouldn't go away, pulling to 101-98 on Nelson's 3-pointer with 5:36 left in the game. But the Blazers immediately turned back the threat, running off seven consecutive points. Batum's 3-pointer gave Portland a 10-point lead with 2:26 remaining. Capped by Afflalo's 3-pointer at the buzzer, Portland scored the final five points of the second quarter to take a 58-53 halftime lead. The Blazers controlled most of the first half, leading by as many 11 points early in the second quarter. Denver got its 3-point game going, as Nelson and Foye hit two apiece to help the Nuggets take a 50-49 lead with 1:45 left in the period. Afflalo led all scorers in the first half with 15 points, scoring five of Portland's final nine points.---TIP-INSNuggets: Denver claimed guard Ian Clark, formerly of Utah, off waivers Saturday. The 6-foot-3 Clark, undrafted and in his second season in the NBA, averaged 1.9 points in 23 games this season for the Jazz. ... This is the first time Denver and Portland have played since making a five-player trade Feb. 19 that sent Afflalo and Alonzo Gee to the Blazers in exchange for Will Barton, Thomas Robinson and Victor Claver to the Nuggets. Only Barton remains on Denver's roster. Trail Blazers: Portland swept the season series 4-0. The Blazers have won eight consecutive games against the Nuggets, last losing to Denver on April 14, 2013. ... Portland finished the second of two back-to-backs during a five-day stretch Saturday, winning three of the four games. ... Portland's magic number to clinch a playoff berth is one, and four to wrap up the Northwest Division. UP NEXTNuggets: Visit Sacramento on Wednesday. Trail Blazers: Host Phoenix on Monday.

PICK WRITE-UP: Point guard Ty Lawson has been playing solid basketball over the past few games and had 18 points and nine assists in the victory over Utah. He generated offense for different people in different ways. Lawson has excelled against Portland this season, averaging 24.7 points and nine assists in three games.

PICK WRITE-UP: The Nuggets beat the Jazz last night after losing to the Sixers at home on Wednesday. The Blazers return home after a pair of badly needed win on the road. I like Aldridge, Lillard and company to take care of business tonight on their home court.
Portland 104 Denver 92

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